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[ May 6, 2026 ] State-of-the-art ship repair facility at Vadinar, Gujarat gets approved Ports & Shipping
[ May 6, 2026 ] Defence Ministry signs Rs 14.76 billion deal with BEL for ground-based electronic systems Telecom
[ May 6, 2026 ] NHSRCL launches five 1,360 mt portal beams at Amdavad-Vadodara rail section at Maninagar in Ahmedabad, Gujarat Railways
[ May 6, 2026 ] KKR-backed Vertis Infra Trust eyes Rs 30 billion IPO Roads and Bridges
[ May 6, 2026 ] NTPC declares commercial operation of 100 MW at Ramagundam solar project Power
[ May 6, 2026 ] Cabinet approves two semiconductor manufacturing units with cumulative investment of Rs 39.36 billion Telecom
[ May 6, 2026 ] Enabling Connectivity: NHIDCL’s role in Northeast and border road development Roads & Bridges
[ May 6, 2026 ] Critical Links: Uttar Pradesh emerges as a front runner in expressway expansion Roads & Bridges
[ May 5, 2026 ] Towards a Smarter Grid: Digital initiatives to make the distribution system more intelligent and resilient Power
[ May 5, 2026 ] Ramping Up: Maharashtra takes initiatives to meet its long-term renewables targets Power

Operator Perspective: Key concerns and proposed solutions

February 12, 2016

Maritime states contribute over 60 per cent of India’s total gross domestic product. The maritime sector, however is currently facing a number of challenges that need to be addressed in order to sustain this share. […]

Government Perspective: Ambitious plans for sector development

February 12, 2016

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been fairly successful in the port sector. So far, 45 projects involving capacity additions of 283.52 million tonnes (mt) have been completed at major ports. Another 34 projects with 282 mt […]

TAMP Perspective: Redefining of roles

February 12, 2016

The Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) was constituted in April 1997. Prior to the setting up of TAMP, major ports set their own tariffs. After private participation was allowed in the port sector, it […]

Key Trends and Outlook: Sagarmala project to provide growth impetus

February 12, 2016

India handled 972 million tonnes (mt) of export-import (ex-im) cargo in 2013-14. Of this, five commodities – petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL), coal, iron ore, fertilisers and containers – accounted for around 80 per cent […]

Future Opportunities: Top projects in ports

February 10, 2016

India Infrastructure Research tracked 70 projects in the Indian port sector, involving a combined investment of over Rs 1.4 trillion. Of these, seven projects worth Rs 25 billion have been completed, 18 (Rs 349 billion) […]

Focus on Power: Top projects on the drawing board

February 10, 2016

India Infrastructure Research has tracked 521 infrastructure projects in the power sector that are on the drawing board, and at various stages of planning. The total value of these projects is estimated at over Rs […]

Hold-ups and Challenges: Top awarded projects

February 10, 2016

India Infrastructure Research has tracked 79 awarded projects in which construction work is yet begin. The total value of these projects is estimated at over Rs 3 trillion. For the road, urban rail and water […]

Creating Future Capacity

February 10, 2016

India Infrastructure Research has tracked over 400 ongoing projects across seven infrastructure sectors. These are worth at least Rs 15 trillion. In terms of project cost, the maximum share is of power projects at 57 […]

Mixed Experiences: Recently completed projects

February 8, 2016

The past two years have seen the completion of some long-delayed big-ticket infrastructure projects. India Infrastructure Research tracked 111 infrastructure projects worth at least Rs 4 trillion that were commissioned during the period between January […]

Going Green: Indian ports take steps for energy conservation

January 30, 2016

The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) has undertaken an initiative to implement utility-scale solar photovoltaic power plant projects at various major ports. The target is to set up solar power plants totalling a capacity of around […]

VO Chidambaranar Port: Conversion of Berth No. 8 into a container terminal

January 29, 2016

During the past one and a half years VO Chidambaranar (VOC) port has shown improved results in terms of traffic handled, efficiency parameters and financial parameters. During the first eight months (April-November 2015) of the […]